position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
(noun) a job in an organization; âhe occupied a post in the treasuryâ
stead, position, place, lieu
(noun) the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; âcan you go in my stead?â; âtook his placeâ; âin lieu ofâ
place
(noun) an abstract mental location; âhe has a special place in my thoughtsâ; âa place in my heartâ; âa political system with no place for the less prominent groupsâ
space, blank space, place
(noun) a blank area; âwrite your name in the space providedâ
place
(noun) the passage that is being read; âhe lost his place on the pageâ
place, position
(noun) an item on a list or in a sequence; âin the second placeâ; âmoved from third to fifth positionâ
place, property
(noun) any area set aside for a particular purpose; âwho owns this place?â; âthe president was concerned about the property across from the White Houseâ
home, place
(noun) where you live at a particular time; âdeliver the package to my homeâ; âhe doesnât have a home to go toâ; âyour place or mine?â
plaza, place, piazza
(noun) a public square with room for pedestrians; âthey met at Elm Plazaâ; âGrosvenor Placeâ
position, place
(noun) the particular portion of space occupied by something; âhe put the lamp back in its placeâ
place
(noun) a general vicinity; âHe comes from a place near Chicagoâ
seat, place
(noun) a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); âhe booked their seats in advanceâ; âhe sat in someone elseâs placeâ
place, shoes
(noun) a particular situation; âIf you were in my place what would you do?â
place, station
(noun) proper or designated social situation; âhe overstepped his placeâ; âthe responsibilities of a man in his stationâ; âmarried above her stationâ
place
(noun) proper or appropriate position or location; âa womanâs place is no longer in the kitchenâ
identify, place
(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; âShe identified the man on the âwantedâ posterâ
rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
(verb) assign a rank or rating to; âhow would you rank these students?â; âThe restaurant is rated highly in the food guideâ
place, come in, come out
(verb) take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; âJerry came in third in the Marathonâ
place
(verb) to arrange for; âplace a phone callâ; âplace a betâ
place
(verb) sing a note with the correct pitch
place
(verb) finish second or better in a horse or dog race; âhe bet $2 on number six to placeâ
station, post, send, place
(verb) assign to a station
target, aim, place, direct, point
(verb) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; âHe aimed his fists towards his opponentâs faceâ; âcriticism directed at her superiorâ; âdirect your anger towards others, not towards yourselfâ
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(verb) put into a certain place or abstract location; âPut your things hereâ; âSet the tray downâ; âSet the dogs on the scent of the missing childrenâ; âPlace emphasis on a certain pointâ
set, localize, localise, place
(verb) locate; âThe film is set in Africaâ
invest, put, commit, place
(verb) make an investment; âPut money into bondsâ
locate, place, site
(verb) assign a location to; âThe company located some of their agents in Los Angelesâ
place
(verb) place somebody in a particular situation or location; âhe was placed on probationâ
place
(verb) assign to (a job or a home)
place, localize, localise
(verb) identify the location or place of; âWe localized the source of the infectionâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
place (plural places)
(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
(often, in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
Any area of the earth: a region.
The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms.
An area of the skin.
(euphemism slang) An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
(obsolete) An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.
A location or position in space.
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
(obsolete) A passage or extract from a book or document.
(obsolete, rhetoric) A topic.
A frame of mind.
(chess, obsolete) A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
(social) A responsibility or position in an organization.
A role or purpose; a station.
The position of a contestant in a competition.
(horse-racing) The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
The position as a member of a sports team.
(obsolete) A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
• (market square): courtyard, piazza, plaza, square
• (somewhere to sit): seat
• (outhouse or lavatory): See bathroom
• (location): location, position, situation, stead, stell, spot
• (frame of mind): frame of mind, mindset, mood
• abiding place
• decimal place
• dwelling place
• hiding place
• meeting place
• passing place
• purging place
• resting place
• workplace
place (third-person singular simple present places, present participle placing, simple past and past participle placed)
(transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
(intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition.
(intransitive, racing) To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
(transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
(transitive, in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
(transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
(transitive) To arrange for or to make (a bet).
(transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
(sports, transitive) To place-kick (a goal).
Additional archaic forms include the second-person singular past tense'' placedst.
• (to earn a given spot)
• (to put in a specific location): deposit, lay, lay down, put down
• (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered)
• (passive, to achieve a certain position): achieve, make
• (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch): reach
• (to arrange for, make (a bet))
• (to recruit or match an appropriate person)
• Capel, Caple, capel, caple, clape
Place (plural Places)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Place is the 4862nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7251 individuals. Place is most common among White (93.41%) individuals.
• Capel, Caple, capel, caple, clape
Source: Wiktionary
Place, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy`s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. prsthu, Lith. platus. Cf. Flawn, Piazza, Plate, Plaza.]
1. Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely, unbounded space. Here is the place appointed. Shak. What place can be for us Within heaven's bound Milton. The word place has sometimes a more confused sense, and stands for that space which any body takes up; and so the universe is a place. Locke.
2. A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end. "Hangman boys in the market place." Shak.
3. A position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or post; a stronghold; a region or country. Are you native of this place Shak.
4. Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling. "The enervating magic of place." Hawthorne. Men in great place are thrice servants. Bacon. I know my place as I would they should do theirs. Shak.
5. Vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure or removal of another being or thing being implied). "In place of Lord Bassanio." Shak.
6. A definite position or passage of a document. The place of the scripture which he read was this. Acts viii. 32.
7. Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as, he said in the first place.
8. Reception; effect; -- implying the making room for. My word hath no place in you. John viii. 37.
9. (Astron.)
Definition: Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude. Place of arms (Mil.), a place calculated for the rendezvous of men in arms, etc., as a fort which affords a safe retreat for hospitals, magazines, etc. Wilhelm.
– High place (Script.), a mount on which sacrifices were offered. "Him that offereth in the high place." Jer. xlviii. 35.
– In place, in proper position; timely.
– Out of place, inappropriate; ill-timed; as, his remarks were out of place.
– Place kick (Football), the act of kicking the ball after it has been placed on the ground.
– Place name, the name of a place or locality. London Academy.
– To give place, to make room; to yield; to give way; to give advantage. "Neither give place to the devil." Eph. iv. 27. "Let all the rest give place." Shak.
– To have place, to have a station, room, or seat; as, such desires can have no place in a good heart.
– To take place. (a) To come to pass; to occur; as, the ceremony will not take place. (b) To take precedence or priority. Addison. (c) To take effect; to prevail. "If your doctrine takes place." Berkeley. "But none of these excuses would take place." Spenser.
– To take the place of, to be substituted for.
Syn.
– Situation; seat; abode; position; locality; location; site; spot; office; employment; charge; function; trust; ground; room; stead.
Place, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Placed; p. pr. & vb. n. Placing.] Etym: [Cf. F. placer. See Place, n.]
1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis. Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown. Shak.
2. To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed. Place such over them to be rulers. Ex. xviii. 21.
3. To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank.
4. To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend. "My resolution 's placed." Shak.
5. To attribute; to ascribe; to set down. Place it for her chief virtue. Shak. To place (a person), to identify him. [Colloq. U.S.]
Syn.
– See Put.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
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